Cuspidor.



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

CUsPlDoR.

Specification or" Letters Patent.

III-atentedl Aug. 7, 1906.

Application filed February 13, 1906. Serial No. 300.841.

T all whmn t may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS K. VALE, Jr., a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at McKees Rocks, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ouspidors, of which th'e following is a specification, reference being had therein to the vide a cuspidor that can be easily cleansed and kept in a perfectly sanitary condition.

Briefly described, my improved cuspidor comprises a. two-part casing in which a receptacle is revolubly mounted, the receptacle being weighted, whereby its opening will be normally maintained in the line of gravitation,

whereby its contents will not be precipitated should its casing be tilted or upset. In connection with the cas/ing of the cuspidor I employ novel means for locking thereceptacle thereof in a iiXed position, whereby the opening of said receptacle will be held in alinement with the opening of the casing, thus permitting of the cuspidor being emptied at any desired time.

The detail 4construction entering into my invention will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and, referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corre.- sponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my improved cuspidor. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a receptacle thereof, illustrating the lower part of the cuspidor-casing in plan. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of my improved cuspidor, illustrating a slightly-modified form of construction and Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view of the lowermost part of the casing, illustrating the receptaclethereof removed.

To put my invention into practice, Iconstruct my improved cuspidor of a casing consisting of an upper part 1 and a lower part 2. The upperl part 1 consists of a semispherical portion 3, having a funnel-shaped top 4. The lower edges of the upper part 1 are interiorly screw-threaded, as at 5, to engage the screwthreaded edges 6 of the lower part 2. The lower part 2 also consists of a semispherical portion 7, having a cone-shaped base 8, which is adapted to support a cuspidor in its entirety and prevent the same from easily tilting or upsetting. The semispherical body 7 of the lower'part ofthe casing 2 is provided with a bottom or web having a central screw-threaded opening 9, in which is mounted a flanged sleeve 10, having a central screw-threaded bore 11. In the sleeve 10 is mounted a setscrew 12, having a hand-wheel or handle 14;, whereby the screw can be rotated. The bottom of the semispherical portion 7 of the part 2 is provided with an annular ring or band 15, the object of which will be presently described.

When the parts 1 and 2 are secured together, a substantially spherical receptacle 16 is mounted in the semispherical portions 3 y and 7 of the parts 1 and 2. The receptacle 16 is formed with an opening 17 and has its bottom weighted, as at 18. The bottom of the receptacle 16 is adapted to rest upon the ring or band 15 of the casing, and centrally of the bottom is provided a recess 19, into which the upper end of the screw 12 is adapted to engage when the opening 17 of the receptacle 16 is to be held in alinement with the funnelshaped top 4 of the casing. In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have illustrated a slightly-modi- 'iied form of construction. wherein the weighted bottom 18 of the receptacle 16 is provided with recesses 20, and engaging in said recesses are ball-bearings 21, which rest upon the bottom of the semispherical portion 7 of the casing, The ball-bearings 21 are adapted to facilitate the movement of the receptacle 16 within the casing when the cuspidor is accidentally tilted or upset.

The normal position of the cuspidor illustrated in Fig. .1 of thedrawings permits of a person expectorating within the receptacle 16 or depositing any waste therein. Should the cuspidor be accidentally tilted or upset, the weighted bottom 18 of the rece tacle 16 will maintain the opening 17 of sai recepta- IOO cle in the line of gravitation irrespective of its casing, thus preventing the contents of the receptacle 16 from being precipitated upon the floor or foundation supporting the cuspidor.

When it is desired to empty the cuspidor, the screw 12 is rotated into engagement With the bottom 18 ofthe receptacle 16 to maintain the opening 17 of the receptacle 16 in alinement with the funnel-shaped top 4 of the cuspidor, thereby permitting of its contents being easily ejected or discharged-from the cuspidor.

In order that the receptacle 1'6 can be mounted fwithin its casing, the casing has been made in two parts, this construction also facilitatingthe cleaning of the entire structure of the cuspidor. l

I preferably construct my improvedfcuspidor of strong and durable Lmetal, which may be suitably ornamentedor embossed to pre'- sent a neat and attractive appearance, and

while I have hereinillustrated the preferred shape of the cuspidor I do not care to confine myself to the specific contour of the same shownI and such changes as are permissible by the appended claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A cuspidor comprising a two-part casing embodying an upper part having a semicylindrical body provided With a funnel-shaped top, a lower part having a semicylindrical body threaded at its upper end to the lower end of the upper part, and having a flaring base, an inwardly-extending Web carried by said lower part at the junction of the semicylindrical bodywith the flaring base a bear ing resting on said web, a bowl having a weighted bottom resting on saidbearing'and having a mouth, a sleeve fitted insaid 'Web of the lower part and having a threaded-bore', and a screw mounted in said bore `and'adapted when screwed inwardto engage `a notch in the base of the bowl and hold said bowl stationary.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS K` VALE, JR. Witnesses:

WM. C. HEITZ, E. E. POTTER. 

